*According to an Annie Casie Foundation study that cites the USDA’s food access research report, published in 2022
Investing locally for lasting change
Shipt's grant program invests in nonprofits that are creating communities where all people have access to fresh, nutritious, and culturally relevant food that is affordable and accessible.
Impact areas
In the U.S., over 40 million* people (almost 18%) live in food deserts. These are often low-income communities where access to affordable, nutritious food is limited. To address the needs of these communities, we’re focused on driving impact in the following areas.
The 2025 grant application window is May 19 - June 13, 2025.
Teaching Farms
Innovative programs that strengthen the relationship between impacted communities and access to sustainable urban agriculture systems and production.
Mobile Markets
Markets on wheels that bring, distribute, and sell food in sustainable, scalable, and community-centered ways in places impacted by food and economic insecurity.
Grant Tiers
2025 Community Impact grants will be awarded based on the following tiers. This grant structure allows us to support nonprofits at each key stage of development across our key markets.
Seed
Grants up to $10K that provide one year of seed funding for new or early-stage teaching farms and mobile markets to launch and establish foundation operations
Growth
One year grants up to $20K that support established teaching farms and mobile markets in scaling their reach, infrastructure, or impact.
Rooted
Two-year partnership grant up to $35K annually supporting established teaching farms or mobile markets through funding, volunteerism, and co-branded initiatives in Shipt key markets.
Who is ineligible?
- Houses of worship
- Other corporate or private foundations
- Groups acting on behalf of individuals
- Organizations that discriminate based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, domestic partner, marital status, medical condition, sex, gender, gender expression & identity, sexual orientation, Civil Air Patrol status, height or weight, uniformed service member status, military or veteran status, AIDS/HIV status, and any other basis or characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.
- Organizations already receiving financial support from Shipt in the same calendar year of request, or who are already receiving multi-year support from Shipt
- Political organizations, parties, or causes
Our impact, by the numbers
Since launching in 2022, this program has provided nearly 60 grants to local organizations that are creating change in their community. This year, Shipt’s grant program will focus on teaching farms and mobile markets. Applications open annually in May.
Supplied over 1.7M meals
Served 225K food-insecure individuals
Recovered 164K lbs of unused food
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